Maria Miller, the Minister for Equalities, has rejected a claim made
by the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats that same-sex marriage is
being “fast tracked” through Parliament without the proper
consultations.
Mr Hughes said to Mrs Miller: “Neither of us [Conservatives or
Liberal Democrats] had it in our manifestos and it wasn’t in the
Coalition agreement. There has not been a white paper, there has not
been a green paper, there has not been a draft bill and I did not sense
that this was something with some sort of deadline that it had to be
enacted in double quick time.
“Can you explain to us why this bill [Marriage (Same Sex Couples)]
was not envisioned in the Coalition agreement, why it has had a fast
tracked treatment when it is probably in the eyes of many the most
controversial bill in this Parliament?”
Mrs Miller replied: “One factual error in what you said is that there
was a very clear statement by the Conservative
Party around looking at same-sex marriage in our Contract for
Equalities that was issued at the general election. It was in a very
extensive manifesto commitment document around equalities and it
highlighted commitment to equality in this area.”
Pink News.
It wasn't in the Conservative Party manifesto - and that's a fact.
It is being rushed through - fact.
Odd that Maria Miller is now out about supporting something she didn't when it mattered.
And the dullard doesn't even support civil partnerships for straight people.
Is this all Pink News can get agitated about?
What a load of wank.
PS Stonewall too were slow in supporting equal marriage, oddly, though they're now tweeting about this crap.
Tuesday, 14 May 2013
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Maria Miller and Simon Hughes have both switched sides. Simon Hughes is returning to his homophobic roots back in 1983
ReplyDeleteGood point.
DeleteI have more sympathy for a gay man who was in the closet back in the day than a straight bigot, though.